How to Scandi Cast with Klaus Frimor | Clearwater Spey Gathering 2023

Klaus Frimor is one of the world's best Scandi casters, guides fly fishing all over the world, and is a rod and line designer for Loop Tackle. Klaus gave us a presentation on Scandi casting, also known as the underhand cast. He discusses everything from leader length, head length, anchoring and casting.
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[@self-taught_angler]

He is absolutely right in his description of underhand casting. There are a lot of conflicting and complex instructions online. At the end one converges on what he is saying.

[@rangerwhite5165]

The best form of casting, from one of the masters. Skagit, snap T, Perry Poke, just wrecks the pool and disturbs the water.

[@regularSenseAppeal]

Skagit casts are not necessary in most situations and seem like double the work plus they scare the fish. Skagit heads for scandi casting are great though. A rio Gamechanger I/S1/S3 with 10ft of T-8 on a 12.6' 7wt rod launches just fine with an underhand cast, even with heavy flies. The underhand cast is a lot harder to learn though, even if Klaus makes it look easy. Speed and timing is crucial and you will easily blow your anchor or get stuck by being just a little bit off.

[@user-sy5wy7rl3z]

Love it a proper religion 😅😢😮❤❤❤

[@LouisianaSpey]

I like this, no wasted motion, and look like a fool on the river

[@HansYngvarHaraldsen]

Gøran Anderson was definately not fhe first one who cut the line and fished with shooting head. In the early 1970`s Arthur Oglesby discribes fishing with flat nylon shooting line and a cut double taper sinking line as the the best way to fish spring salmon in river Tay and river Spey. The most common cast for this setup was the single spey cast and double spey cast. Gøran Anderson just made it known and stole the credit for it.

[@simonhughes7141]

The length of leader explanation is eye-opening, excellent video

[@a1samh97]

Thanks for this. Perhaps the best explanation of the "Underhand Cast" I've seen.

[@vicentegrez4257]

where's the video of klaus saying "its easy"??? hahahah

[@robertwest7197]

I absolutely love listening to Klaus and I’m a big fan and hopefully I meet the man someday. I do wish someone asked if fly size is limited with this style of casting?

[@fabianvaras1273]

Thank you Sr I'm proud to be and Argentinean man .

[@tommyrq180]

His advice about putting on a skater (@

[@sakanatsuri]

Underhand magic! I wounder why the anchor stays in place. Due to the slower forward cast? Due to the longer leader? Or by slight upward motion at the start of forward cast?

[@carstenvp]

Klovn....